It offers a trendy yet peaceful place to stay in the heart of bustling Bangkok’s Sukhumvit, home to excellent shopping, nightlife and eating options, plus the convenient skytrain and MRT, or underground.

The hotel features ultra stylish décor and design, from the decadent lobby to the cool white and chocolate brown bedecked rooms featuring sleep-inducing ambient blue light.

The rooftop pool is the perfect place to unwind and perhaps order a cocktail, or for a full range of high end drinks there’s the funky Flava Lounge.

The hotel’s restaurant, also called Flava, is an excellent and decidedly non-hotel like place to dine on modern Asian and fusion cuisine, and for pampering, Dream’s in-house spa is the perfect place to unwind.

The rooms offer everything you would expect and more, with extra touches including ipod nanos and Veuve Cliquot in the mini-bar.

The hotel’s design offers a touch of surrealism from the eye-catching décor in the public spaces to clever use of ambient lighting.

The rooms at Dream are modern, simple and clean, with the lead-in rooms small yet sufficient.

Dream’s onsite restaurant Flava features a mix of contemporary Thai and pan-Asian cuisine and gourmet Western meals.

It is set in a decadent, trendy space with an adjoining bar, Flava Lounge, offering innovative cocktails and other high end drinks, with colourful candy striped walls and live DJs.

Dream Bangkok offers a sleek rooftop swimming pool, a gym, luxurious day spa including couples treatments, and state of the art meeting and conference facilities.

"I love this hotel! Have stayed 3 times in the last 2 years. Very modern & comfortable. Good value hotel in soi 15, close to everything, walking or sky train station Asoke. Breakfast is fantastic. I love the pool side. Staff very friendly and helpful. I have only positive things to say about this place." Dinodissi, Perth

"Fourth time I have stayed here in 15 months. Enough said. This is the best value, has the best rooms with the best rooftop pool and cocktail bar in Bangkok. For GBP40 a night it just cannot be beaten." The Muscat Fox, Oman

"This was in a great location; Right in the middle of Sukumvit...but enough "off the path" to not be in the thick of the craziness that can ensue later at night. The room quality, service, cleanliness and food far exceeded my expectations. Well worth the price - which in itself is very reasonable!" Brian P., Utah

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